The NIS/NIS+/yp command files must have mode 0755 or less permissive.

From Oracle Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-000225

SV-64509r1_rule The NIS/NIS+/yp command files must have mode 0755 or less permissive.

Vulnerability discussion

NIS/NIS+/yp files are part of the system's identification and authentication processes and are critical to system security. Unauthorized modification of these files could compromise these processes and the system.

Check content

Perform the following to check NIS file permissions. # ls -la /var/yp/* If the file's mode is more permissive than 0755, this is a finding.

Fix text

Change the mode of NIS/NIS+/yp command files to 0755 or less permissive. Procedure (example): # chmod 0755

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